ROBERT GRAHAM Valour Cologne

For the past year all I have seen On here were people saying this is discontinued, yet it’s still been available everywhere and on Robert Graham’s site, where are you guys getting this info?

Wore it today and someone said I smell like luxury?
I’ll take the complement I guess.

Robert Graham Valour is a classy release, alongside two others from the house, from 2016, an easygoing yet interesting mix of clary sage, coffee, and amber. A little sweet, a little dirty, a little woody. Not too heavy, not too light. It has the vibe of both an everyday scent (for, say, all but the hottest weather) as well as something dressed up and special, and in that respect, it’s highly versatile as a targeted men’s option, though frankly it’s not stereotypically masculine, but rather just more mature-leaning, so I think anyone could wear this. It’s not groundbreaking but has that balance between being comfortably familiar and being intriguing to the point of wanting to continue smelling it. And it performs well overall, not with much projection but good longevity.
I was fortunate to find a 100ml bottle at Marshalls a little over a year ago that I bought blind for $30, but the retail on this is still $90 (for final sale) on the Robert Graham website, so from that, I take that it’s been discontinued. It’s priced even higher on some secondary markets, it seems. At $30 it’s a steal, but it’s useful enough that the retail cost is reasonable, as well. There is also a decanter size on the website, $198 for 250ml, also on final sale.

A girl came up to me on the subway and asked what I was wearing. I paused for a while and wondered what she was talking about (dumbfounded.) Then I realized that she was asking about my scent of the day. I told her, she wrote it down and told me she'll be looking for to buy this for her boyfriend. I guess I'll take it as a compliment..

This smells 2-3x more expensive than Robert Graham's courage. There are definitely more notes than the 3 listed here - i get guaiac wood perhaps? Really reminds me of a less boozy Memoirs of a Tresspasser from Imaginary Authors (in fact I think these could be a nice layering pair). Definitely feels "niche"